Every once in a while I update my “Now. page”. I try to keep track of how it changes over time — when I do make big changes. (Small tweaks? Not worth a post.)

Here, I’ll show what it’s been updated to, and updated from.

The new, October 2025 version of the Now page looks like this:

Big picture: Omri was born this spring. Sarah is healthy after an extra-hard pregnancy. He’s in daycare now, which means I have time to build things for fun and be thoughtful about what’s next professionally.

What I’m building:

• Bespoke apps for Sarah’s work (LLM-assisted coding is a gamechanger for speed and fun).
• Dabbling in other code projects (like this dictation tool).
• Relaunching Yenta soon.
• Running an email list or two.
• Scratching a technical writing itch or two (publishing soon!).

What I’m reading:

• Working through my book backlog. (I will never finish).
• Working through my Instapaper → Pocket → Matter article backlog. (Wow, looking at what I was reading in 2012 … idk man, I’ve really matured).
• Lately: Honey from the Rock by Lawrence Kushner, Canarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn against Liberalism by Jonathan Rieder, assorted Tony Judt.
• Finally diving into new, fun books. I tore through all of Dungeon Crawler Carl. I stayed up late reading The Goblin Emperor in one night. I loved the Lies of Locke Lamora.
• I’ve been rereading Terry Pratchett with fresh eyes – getting so much more out of it critically than the last time through.

What I’m playing and watching:

• Gloomhaven and Frosthaven with Sarah. Started a local dads Gloomhaven group. Started a weekly gloomhaven game with a friend (and his girlfriend, and Sarah).
• During Sarah’s pregnancy I had irregular snatches of time – used them to revisit Psychonauts 1 & 2 (deeper and wiser than I thought), XCOM, and others.
• We’ve been (re) watching the Wire. Sarah has never seen it. It’s hitting much harder for me than it did in early college.
• I’ve been cooling on Dropout, but it’s still a good source of fun.
• Finally broke down and paid for a subscription to War on the Rocks. Hey, it beats twitter!

It’s wedding season:

• Visited San Francisco for Mek’s wedding!
• Before that, we went glamping upstate for cousin Matan’s wedding.
• Before that, we flew to Colorado for Sarah’s cousin’s wedding. (That was tough. Flying + time zones + lack of good eating + elevation created a very cranky baby).
• Misha got married too! Sad I missed that one. But she seems lovely.

Day to day:

• Walking in Brooklyn Botanic Garden (solo and with Sarah and Omri).
• Climbing again. Being present in group chats. Going to weddings.
• Started the Artist’s Way again, paused it because the pregnancy got too intense.
• We’re throwing shabbat dinners, a passover seder, and so on.
• Hosting game nights (often organized by others — hosting means we can hang with people after Omri falls asleep)

Work:

• I’m looking for my next role.
• Ideally something that lets me build 0→1, work across teams, and teach/enable others.
• With kind, competent people.
• Think Special Projects, Developer Relations, Engineering Manager, or strategic IC (SWE/DE/FDE/PE).
• Especially interested in AI companies, dev tools.
• Or, honestly, places where I can learn more about how the economy (and the business) works.
• If you know a fit, or just want to chat about possibilities: hit me up!

The old, March 2025 version of the Now page used to look like this:

Last updated: March 20, 2025

Woombie is coming. I’m preparing to be a dad. Sarah’s pregnancy is filled with complications and tougher than most. I’m spending a lot of energy helping her.

Family has visited a few times. We’re cleaning up the apartment and buying objects for the baby. We threw “Woombie’s early 0th birthday party” as an alternative baby shower. Many friends showed up, it was delightful.

I’ve been writing a bit more. Mostly it stays in drafts. I’ve been taking up martial arts, and lifting a bit again. Spring has come, and I’m walking outside more.

For years, I’ve noticed that I’m re-reading the same books over and over again as a sort of comfort blanket. Lately, I’ve branched out and am reading new (to me) fiction again. It’s delightful.

It’s hard for Sarah to eat pretty much anything. We just made ~20 pounds of goat stew for her, which was a fun little project. We’ll probably have to make more soon.

I’m thinking about what kind of job I want next. What role: IC? Manager? Executive? What type of skills: software, product management, something else? What type of industry?

Over the last few months I’ve gotten to know my neighbors — and neighborhood — quite a lot better. Feeling more rooted. Happier. Sarah and I play a lot of Gloomhaven and watch game shows. I sing songs to Woombie and wonder if he can hear them.

I’ve detoxed from twitter almost completely. It’s not on my phone. My methadone is reddit, but it kind of sucks. Whereas twitter helps me think but makes me angry, reddit annoys me and makes me feel dumber. Theoretically substack/newsletters are the answer, but it doesn’t hit the same for some reason.

Still looking for community in Brooklyn.